Well, clerical CONTINENCE is the subject, not celibacy.
I don’t rightly know what all those churches practice regarding clerical continence, even though they don’t require celibacy.
When I say that perfect, perpetual continence is linked to proximity to the altar, I don’t mean, of course, that it is logically required, such that failure to practice celibacy logically requires denial of the Real Presence or the sacrificial nature of the Mass. So, of course, I am not implying that the Orthodox and Catholic churches that don’t have a celibate clergy deny the Real Presence.
According to what I have read, continence for all those who minister at the Eucharist (major orders) goes back to the apostles.
I am no expert on this. Perhaps you can tell us more, Hostage?
The apostles did not administer a Eucharist but those who did minister communion were married with families...That was a requirement...Perhaps you should get your information from a bible...